Potholes
Dear Brighton and Hove City Council,
Can I please request, in the form of a spreadsheet such as Excel or CSV file, information on potholes reported to and repaired by the council since 2017.
1. The total number of potholes reported to the council, broken down by month, for the calendar years 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022 and 2023 (to date).
2. The total number of potholes repaired by the council, broken down by month, for the calendar years 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022 and 2023 (to date).
3. The total amount of money paid out in compensation due to potholes, broken down by calendar year in 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022 and 2023 (to date).
4. The amount of money spent by the council on fixing potholes, broken down by calendar year in 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022 and 2023 (to date).
If this request cannot be met within the cost limits for Freedom of Information requests, please can you provide me with advice and assistance on how I may refine my request.
Yours faithfully,
Aimee Stanton
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Freedom of Information request
Our reference: 14533973
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Dear Aimee Stanton
Environmental Information Regulations 2004
Thank you for your request for information to Brighton & Hove City Council
('the council') that was received on 10 November 2023. Your Information
Request has been logged as;
Can I please request, in the form of a spreadsheet such as Excel or CSV
file, information on potholes reported to and repaired by the council
since 2017.
1. The total number of potholes reported to the council, broken down by
month, for the calendar years 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022 and 2023
(to date).
2. The total number of potholes repaired by the council, broken down by
month, for the calendar years 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022 and 2023
(to date).
3. The total amount of money paid out in compensation due to potholes,
broken down by calendar year in 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022 and
2023 (to date).
4. The amount of money spent by the council on fixing potholes, broken
down by calendar year in 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022 and 2023 (to
date).
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Regulations 2004 . Our external website has information relating to this
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Dear Aimee Stanton
Thank you for your request for information received on 10 November 2023.
Please find attached our response to your request.
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